Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-22
A Money Order.
NJ. Quad In Detroit Free Press.


One of the reasons that induced me
to have remittance sent to Atlantic
City in the way of a post Office money
order was the fact that the express
company or a bank would demand
personal naturalization. Almost
everybody is certain of his own
identity, hut when it comes to some
one else being certain the case as
sumes different aspect, especially
if sum of money is concerned.
However, this great and glorious
government, in its praiseworthy de-
sire to help stranger in a strange
land out of a bad box, will permit a
friend to deposit money in one post
Office and let you draw it out at an
other. The man at the desk will ask
you who sent it, providing you are
stranger to him, and when you have
replied that the sender was John
Smith, your brother-in-law, and
good fellow generally, and that you
have been expecting the order for
two days, and that folks around the
hotel can no longer look upon you
without suspicion, he will hand 1t
over without q doubt that you are
the person for whom it was intend
ed. It's nice, easy way, you see,
and the bank tellers and express
agents are awfully put out because
they can no longer bluff strapped
strangers.
81 have a little ORDER" l said to
the money order clerk as went back
into the den.
EYES," he grudgingly replied, as
he received it. SIS this your name?"
"Yes."
"Who was it sent by?"
"John Doe, of Detroit"
"Yes-um! You'll have to be
identified?"
"Why SO? Haven't l told you
who it was sent by, and didn't l re-
ceive it in this letter directed to me
and deposited in box which l rent
here?"
Eyes, but"
"If this isn't my name how do l
get the letter addressed to it? If /
am somebody else what right have
you to hand me another PERSONS
mail?"
~ know but you must be identi-
fed"
"But there isn't a person here who
knows me and / am dead broke and
far from home"
"Can't help that"
"And you won't pay"
"Not unless you are identified"
/ went back to the hotel and ask
ed the clerk if he would identify me.
"Well, l don't know you see."
"But amt registered and haven't
I been here several days"
ooh, yes, but you might have as
sumed this mans name, you see.
People often do that"
"Well come up and look over my
trunk. Look at these half dozen
envelopes. Go and ask my wife who
lam"
eyes, but you must excuse me.
It's against orders, you know"
"Orders be hanged! / owe you
$50; here's an order for $50. Either
help me to get it cashed or I'll walk
off with my bill unpaid"
He concluded to identify me. He
wrote note to the postmaster to the
effect that he believed that the bearer
was the person named in the order,
and l returned to the post office
showed the note through the window
and asked:
"Well, what do you think ofthat?'
The clerk locked at the signatue
scratched his head, AMI unused:
"Boggs, of the Gilsey House,
Who in Halifax is Boggs"
perhaps you want him identified?'
asked.
81 do" he coolly replied as hi
handed the note back. Cant say
that ever heard of Boggs."
Something was said about some
one getting licked if he would come
out of doors, but he would not come
went back and told Boggs the re
suit, and he looked at me in vacan
way and replied:
"Me not Boggs? Well, he may b
right. We can't take any chance
here"
Next day I went down for tn,
mail, having determined to let thu
order cash itself. There was q care